Today in the News: Congress gets paid during shutdown

News on the government shutdown and a motorcycle vs. SUV road rage incident in New York.

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Nebraska City News-Press - Nebraska City, NE

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Posted Oct. 1, 2013 at 5:05 PM

Posted Oct. 1, 2013 at 5:05 PM

News to know

Most government workers are getting paid during the government shutdown, but the people who caused it will get their paychecks. According to the 27th Amendment, Congress can’t get itself raises, freeze pay or cut pay, so the shutdown doesn’t affect their pocketbooks.

Quote of note

"(It’s) strange that one party would make keeping people uninsured the centerpiece of their agenda." - President Barack Obama, in a statement on the first day of the government shutdown, talking about Republicans. The House continued to pass bills that keeps the government running but also defunds “Obamacare.”

Hot video: Road rage caught on video

Wife says motorcyclist was paralyzed in a New York road-rage incident that was caught on video.